Moin Hussain | |
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| Born | 24 July 1992[1] Tower Hamlets, London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
| Years active | –present |
Moin Hussain (born 24 July 1992) is an English film director and writer. He was named a 2018 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.[2] He is known for his debut science fiction feature Sky Peals (2023).
Early life
editHussain was born in Tower Hamlets, East London to an English mother and a Pakistani father, both sculptors, and moved to King's Lynn, Norfolk at age 10. He also has Welsh heritage on his mother's side.[3] His paternal grandfather was from the border region around Kashmir and served in the British Army before moving to England.[4]
Hussain graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Cinema and Photography from the University of Leeds in 2014.[5]
Career
editHussain has two projects in development, one set at a textile mill in 1970s Yorkshire and the other in World War II Burma.[6]
Filmography
edit- Holy Thursday (2015) – short film
- Real Gods Require Real Blood (2017) – short
- Naptha (2018) – short
- Sky Peals (2023)
References
edit- ^ "Moin Hussain". La Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Dalton, Ben (4 October 2018). "Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Moin Hussain (writer/director)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Silvers, Isabella (2 September 2024). "Moin Hussain: "At your worst, you're not part of anything. At your best, you're part of everything"". Mixed Messages. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Armistead, Claire (7 August 2024). "Sky Peals director Moin Hussain and star Faraz Ayub: 'People want to identify in one way – but our culture is mixed'". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Screen International names Moin Hussain a Star of Tomorrow". Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures - University of Leeds. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Rizvi, Husna (16 August 2024). "Moin Hussain Q&A: 'Sky Peals is a story about alienation and this feeling that I was partly from somewhere else'". Hyphen. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
External links
edit- Moin Hussain at IMDb
Category:Alumni of the University of Leeds
Category:English people of Pakistani descent
Category:Film directors from London
Category:People from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Category:People from King's Lynn